Meeting Date: 
May 29, 2018
Date: 
05/29/2018 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Location: 
128 Kidder Hall
Event Description: 

A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

A PDF of the minutes can be found here.

Agenda: 

Anticipated absence: Prem Mathew

  1. Curricular Policies and Procedures – Reviewing and Updating
  1. Category II Summer Volunteers
  1. Curriculum Council Standard Operating Procedures
  1. Category II Proposals
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the May 29, 2018 meeting.
    • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the June 6, 2018 meeting.
  1. Matters Arising
  1. Report from the Co-chairs – John Bailey, Allen Thompson
  1. Report from the Office of Academic Programs and Assessment – Gary Beach

Information Items:

Pending:

  • Cat I Proposals:
    • Arts, Media & Technology #103310 (New degree) – Prem Mathew, Tom Miller
      • HOLD until the ‘Canceled’ status is removed; HOLD removed 4/13/18
      • 4/25/18 – CC discussed and requested additional information
      • Tabled until 5/1/18 when additional information was requested
      • 5/9/18 – new materials included the addition of 4-5 brand new courses; being held for submission of Cat IIs for new courses; someone will be invited to discuss the proposal
    • Crop & Soil Science (Ecampus – expedited proposal)
    • Education – EDD, EDM, MS, PhD #100869
      • 5/20/18 – Bailey will work with McKiel to determine which degrees are being suspended.
    • Organic Agriculture #100609 – Michael Harte, John Schuna
      • Approved by B&FP; 4/25/18 – GC sent back; 5/3/18 – GC sent back again
    • Science Education MA, MS, PhD (Suspension – abbrev Cat I)
  • Policies
    • Hybrid Courses – G. Beach requested to revise based on 4/17 CC comments; req 4/26/18
    • Minimum Class Size – 5/23/2018 Action: R. Mathern and A. Thompson will work over the summer to create a more coherent policy.
    • Minors - 5/23/2018 Action: R. Mathern and M. Ossiander will review over the summer and propose combining Minors and Options.
    • Options – 5/9/2018 – Tabled until recommendations from Rebecca and Mina are brought forward for consideration – this likely won’t occur until Fall 2018.
    • Posthumous Degrees – 5/9/2018 – Tabled until R. Mathern takes this policy to the UEC for input; current policy stands.
  • UAPR
    • 4/17/2018 – Economics – returned to unit with requests
  • Course Designators
    • AnRS – 5/9/2018 - Proposal tabled; J. Bailey to request a list of classes converted to AnRS; Dodi Reesman to meet with the CC to discuss this request on 6/12/18

 Meeting Schedule
June 6 – 8:30-10:00 ~ 128 Kidder Hall
June 12 – 8:30-10:00 ~ 442 Austin Hall

Minutes: 

Voting members present: John Bailey, Candice Clark, Michael Harte, Carol McKiel, Tom Miller, Mina Ossiander, Jeff Reimer, Michele Swift, Allen Thompson
Voting members absent: Jake Hamblin, Prem Mathew, Richard Nafshun, John Schlipf, John Schuna, David Taylor, Ann Zweber
Ex-Officio members present: Academic Affairs – Gary Beach, Extended Campus – Alfonso Bradoch, Registrar’s Office – Rebecca Mathern

Curricular Policies and Procedures – Reviewing and Updating

  • Posthumous Degrees – Rebecca Mathern
  • Rebecca reviewed the policy with the Undergraduate Education Committee – they felt that the policy is restrictive, but did not provide guidance. Some associate deans thought it should be for students who are in senior standing, rather than the last term, and they came up with revised language. Rebecca did follow-up work because the policy does not address professional schools. The associate deans felt that, with the proposed revisions to the undergraduate policy, the graduate policy now appears to be more restrictive.
  • One Council member questioned whether the word ‘term’ is appropriate for graduate students.

Action: Rebecca will forward proposed revisions to Vickie, who will then forward the proposed revisions to the Graduate Council and the deans of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine for review.

Category II Summer Volunteers

  • Vickie will send an email request to the Curriculum Council for volunteers to determine which colleges need to be handled by a non-college representative.

Curriculum Council Standard Operating Procedures

  • Vickie Nunnemaker will correct on references to ‘Academic Programs, Assessment and Accreditation’ in the Standing Rules and revise the mention of the published Curricular Procedures Handbook.
  • One suggested including goals or missions of what the CC does, which is to minimize cost of delivery (i.e., duplication).
  • Indicated that coordination and liaison is encouraged between academic units.
  • Recommend that Council members are encouraged to be involved with unit/college curriculum committees.
  • One felt there is value in including a reference to service to the University.

Category II Proposals

  • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the May 29, 2018 meeting.
    • It was noted that #103820 DESGN 356 should appear in the spreadsheet as DSGN 356.
  • The proposals in the attached file will be approved following the June 6, 2018 meeting.

Report from the Co-chairs – John Bailey, Allen Thompson

  • The Faculty Senate Executive Committee will appoint a new curriculum task force; there is concern that the new funding model will drive courses. There is a desire to create new policies and guidelines, as a culture, to address that issue.
  • Still trying to determine the difference between Cascades, Newport and Portland. The Provost feels that Newport and Portland are satellite campuses, but Bend is a branch campus.

Report from the Office of Academic Programs and Assessment – Gary Beach

  • No report

 

Minutes prepared by Vickie Nunnemaker, Faculty Senate staff